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(NoModeL) B. H. GROSS.

Harness Buckle.

No. 234,394. Patented Nov. 16,1880.

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BENJAMIN H. GROSS, OF FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR TO MILTON LAWRENCE COOPER, OF SAME PLACE.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 234,394, dated November 16, 1880.

Application filed August 10, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN H. ORoss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Valley, in the county of Houston, State of Georgia, have invented a certain new and useful Invention in Harness-Buckles; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention is designed as an improvement in harness-buckles to be used principally on plow-harness. It has an inner frame with a semi-rotary motion, making it easily adjustable; and the novelty consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, full y illustrate my invention.

Figure l is a front view, showing the buckle as it appears attached to the back-band. Fig.

'2 is a vertical section, showing the line-ring,

the chain-rings, the tongue, the hole that the pivots work in, and the pivot F of inner frame.

In constructing my invention malleable iron or brass may be used. It may be cast or made at a forge out of wrought-iron.

A frame is made welded at each corner, or the frame can be cut from a solid piece ofsheetiron. Inside this frame is fitted a smaller frame with a slot in the middle wide and long enough for the backband to go through easily. A tongue two inches long is made to lower rim, and three teeth made to upper rim. This frame is fitted so as to work on two pivots, one at each end, connected with the outer frame, two holes being made in the side rims of outer frame for this purpose. These frames may be made large or small as a large or small buckle is wanted.

In the drawings similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

A is the line-ring, made to the upper rim of larger frame. B is plow-line, passing through ring A. G O is the top rim of larger frame. D D is top rim of smaller frame. E E represent the teeth on rim D D. G is the slot in smaller frame. F F represent the pivots on which the inner frame works; H H, the bottom (No model.)

rim of larger frame, O O H H being entire largerframe. I is the chain-tongue, that passes through a link of trace-chain. K is the tracechain. J J are rings for the trace-chain to pass through, made on the lower rim, H H, of larger frame.

In using this buckle the back-band is made to pass back of the upper rim, O O, of larger frame, and between this rim and upper rim, D D, of the smaller frame, thence under H H, lower rim of larger frame. In order that this may be done easily, the inner frame, D D I, is made to partially revolve on the pivots F F by raising the tongue I up to ring A, passing the back-band through slot G as far as needed, then pressing tongue I with inner frame down to its proper place, and passing tongue through a link of the tracechain K. The teeth E E then pierce the back-band, holding it firmly to its place, and trace-chain K holds down tongue I and inner frame to their place. The plowline passes through ring A, holding it in a convenient place for plowman.

The buckle is simple and durable, and any one can use it successfully. By its use there will be no sewing of the buckle to back-band and no ripping off. The same back band can be made to fit any horse or other animal, large or small, by moving the buckle up. It holds trace-chain off from the animal, preventing rubbing, and holds it stationary and firm, connects the back-band and trace, so plowman can move the back-band easily forward or backward on the back of the animal, thereby regulating the depth of the plow, whether to run shallow or deep.

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to claim, and secure by Letters Patent, is-

A buckle consisting of two rectangular frames, one pivoted within the other, the inner frame being provided with teeth E E on its up per bar and a depending tongue on its lower bar, and the outer frame being provided with the line-ring at the top and the chain-rings at the bottom, all combined and operating as set forth.

BENJAMIN HOWARD GROSS. Witnesses:

GEORGE WASHINGTON MADDOX, FRANCIS TILMAN DoWNs. 

